Author: Ronald W. Mortensen

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Ronald Mortensen, Ph.D. is a retired career U.S. Foreign Service Officer.

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It Is Impossible to Fully Vet Immigrants When a Culture of Corruption Exists

No assurance that documents are valid or accurate

Topics: Costs of Immigration, National Security

Illegal-Alien ID Thieves Are Harming Americans

White House needs to shine a light on this scourge

Topics: Driver's License Fraud, Social Security Fraud

President Trump Risks Falling into the Amnesty Trap

Illegal workers – and their employers – have victimized Americans through ID theft, document fraud, tax fraud, perjury, etc.

Topics: Trump 2025 Executive Actions, Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Workplace Enforcement Is the Key to Mass Deportations

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty, E-Verify

How Social Security and DOGE can help expedite deportations

The importance of battling identity theft and fraud

Topics: Document Fraud, Social Security Fraud

Noncitizen Crimes in a Conservative Utah County

Murder, child rape, and more – much of it the fault of lax immigration enforcement

Topics: Criminal Aliens

America’s Reddest (and Stealthiest) Sanctuary State — Not So Stealthy Now

How to end the Beehive State’s sanctuary status

Topics: Sanctuary Cities, Utah

Utah: The Reddest (and Stealthiest) Sanctuary State

A closer destination for border states to bus illegal aliens?

Topics: Sanctuary Cities, Utah

No Vaccine Mandate for Illegal Aliens

But unvaccinated Americans and Africans are blamed for spreading Covid

Topics: Covid-19 and Immigration, Illegal Immigration

Americans Sickened by Nuclear Tests Got a Pittance While Illegals Stand to Profit Handsomely

The government cares more for illegal aliens that American 'downwinders'

Topics: Biden Border Crisis